bookcurios Chapter 645 Chance Encounter
Chapter 645 Chance Encounter
Not long after, Yan Wu, Er Zhu and Shi Tou rode back from the front.
"Mr. Cui, little sister, there is a river not far ahead, and there is a dense forest over there where we can rest."
Cui Lao said: "Then let's set up camp there tonight."
Yan Wu led the team to the place he mentioned, and saw a wide river flowing slowly and a dense forest not far away.
They finally chose to set up camp in an open space at the entrance of the dense forest. This place was not far from the river and it was very convenient to collect firewood and make a fire to cook.
"Look what I caught, little idiot."
Xiao Zhenzi flashed in front of Yan Shu, holding a fat rabbit in one hand.
Yan Shu's eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "How about roasting one rabbit and braising the other?"
Xiao Zhenzi handed the two rabbits in his hand to Yan Shu and said, "Take care of them yourself. I'll go around the woods again. Maybe I can hunt something."
After saying that, the town disappeared in a flash.
Yan Wu, Er Zhu, Shitou and others also rushed back from the forest soon after. They didn't hunt any prey and finally only brought back some wild fruits and dry firewood.
Yan Shu braised one of the rabbits with some potatoes, grilled the other rabbit, and made a big pot of egg soup with some dried vegetables and eggs. Together with the dry food and dried meat he brought with him, it was enough for more than 30 people to eat.
Yan Shu, Yan Wu, Er Zhu and Shitou were busy cooking in front of the fire. Yan Shu was the chef and the other three were helping him. The others were patrolling in groups of three or five. Mr. Cui felt a little dizzy due to the bumpy journey, so he went into the tent to rest as soon as it was set up.
The rabbit meat was roasting slowly in front of the fire. The little town went for a stroll in the woods and came back empty-handed. When passing by a patch of grass, he suddenly heard a rustling sound of grass leaves shaking.
Suspecting that there might be prey in the grass, he deliberately slowed down his steps and looked directly in the direction where the sound came from. Unexpectedly, he saw a round head looking stealthily in the direction of the camp. The small town's figure flashed and flew onto the tree. From his high vantage point, he could clearly see a small figure lying in the grass and peeking out.
Why is there a child here in the middle of the night?
The small town said nothing, wanting to see what the little guy below was trying to do.
After waiting for a while, the figure in the bushes finally started to move. He slowly stood up and ran towards the fire, grabbed the barbecue on the rack and turned and ran.
Just as he ran a short distance, a shadow suddenly blocked his way.
"oops!"
The small figure took two steps back and fell heavily to the ground. He was in so much pain that tears came out of his eyes.
The little town looked down at the little guy in front of him and said, "Where did you come from, little thief? I've been watching you for a long time, and it turns out you wanted to steal my rabbit meat."
The little figure raised his head with tears in his eyes and looked towards the town, but his dark little hands tightly grasped the barbecue stick and refused to let go. He pleaded timidly, "Don't hit me, I haven't eaten for several days, and I'm so hungry, wuwuwu..."
Yan Shu, Yan Wu, Cui Mengsheng and others heard the crying of a child and came over curiously.
"what happened?"
The little town raised his chin and pointed at the child on the ground.
"This little creature has been hiding in the bushes over there, spying on us, and ended up eyeing our rabbit meat."
Yan Shu walked up to the child and looked at him carefully.
The child's body and face were covered with dust, so his appearance could not be seen clearly. His big eyes filled with tears were clear and bright. He did not look like a child with evil intentions. He looked no more than five or six years old.
Yan Shu was puzzled. How could such a young child appear alone in the wilderness?
"Little brother, have you lost your family?"
The crying little figure looked towards Yan Shu, and when he saw that there was a gentle and kind older sister in front of him, he was not so scared anymore.
"My mother said there were bad guys at home and told me to run as far as I could."
Yan Shu reached out and pulled the child up, gently brushing the dust off his body.
"Come on, I'll take you over there to wash your face first, and then I'll let you eat rabbit meat after it's clean, okay?"
The little child blinked his big tearful eyes, his intuition told him that the big sister in front of him was not a bad person.
"Yeah!" He nodded tenderly.
Yan Shu smiled gently, took his hand and walked towards the river.
She asked the little guy to squat by the river, took out a handkerchief and dipped it in the cold river water to help the little boy wash. During this time, her hand touched the child's dirty clothes and her expression was slightly shocked.
The child's clothes seemed dirty and had many scratches, but the material was indeed high-quality silk, which showed that the child was not from an ordinary family. But why was he not accompanied by an adult at such a young age, and why was he allowed to run out into the wilderness alone?
Thinking back to what the child had just said, Yan Shu vaguely guessed that something unexpected might have happened in his family.
After the little boy was washed, he revealed a fair and handsome face. Looking at his delicate skin and tender flesh, he looked like a man who had been fed and pampered since childhood.
The little boy saw Yan Shu smiling at him and thanked her shyly: "Thank you, sister."
He had run away from home for several days and didn't know where he had gone, but his mother told him to hide and not go back. He met some people on the road these days, but those people looked at him with ill intentions. In order to avoid bad people, he had to hide near the woods. When he was really hungry, he went to the river to drink some water. He hadn't eaten for several days and now his stomach was empty.
Thinking back to when he was at home, he was often picky about food because the food was not to his liking, and the maids and nannies at home would coax him to eat. He missed the days when he had no food to fill his stomach, and he missed having meals at home all the time.
Yan Shu smiled and rubbed his little head: "Little brother, do you know where your home is?"
When talking about his home, the little boy's eyes instantly became moist. Tears flowed down his cheeks, and he wiped them away with his dirty sleeves.
"They're all dead, there's so much blood, they're all dead, wuwu..."
Yan Shu's heart tightened, and seeing that the child was very emotional, she stopped asking questions for the time being, and reached out to hug him and patted his back gently.
"We don't want to think about it anymore. You're hungry, right? Sister made something delicious. Let's go and eat."
The little boy leaned on Yan Shu's shoulder and cried for a while. He was so hungry that he couldn't bear it any longer. The smell of meat wafted from afar. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva, so he obediently followed Yan Shu to the fire.
At this moment, Mr. Cui also came out of the tent after hearing the news.
He looked at the child with deep eyes and said, "What's wrong with this child?"
Seeing Mr. Cui's serious expression, the child was a little scared and held Yan Shu's hand tightly.
Yan Shu smiled at him soothingly, and then called Yan Wu over: "Second brother, take this child to eat something."
"it is good."
Yan Wu forced a smile and went forward to hold the child's hand, but the child only believed in Yan Shu and refused to let go.
Yan Shu squatted down and whispered, "Don't be afraid, little brother. He is my second brother. Go with him to eat something first. I will come to find you after I finish talking to my grandfather, okay?"
The little boy stared at Yan Shu. Although he really wanted to stay with Yan Shu, he knew he had to be obedient.
So when Yan Wu extended his hand again, he did not dodge, but followed Yan Wu away obediently.
Yan Shu explained to Mr. Cui how he found the little boy, and Mr. Cui frowned.
"I don't think the child is from an ordinary family. He just cried and said that everyone in his family had died. I don't know what happened to him that he ended up here."
After hearing what Yan Shu said, Cui Lao said, "Since we have met, it means that we are destined to meet this child. Ask him if he has any relatives. If it is convenient, send him there."
Yan Shu nodded: "Okay."
Yan Wu brought the little boy to the fire. Xiao Zhenzi wiped the roasted rabbit meat that had fallen on the ground and roasted it over the fire for a while. After making sure it was edible, he took it over, tore off a rabbit leg and handed it to the little boy.
"Now, eat."
The little boy was still a little afraid of Xiao Zhenzi and didn't dare to reach out to take it. Yan Wu took the initiative to take it from Xiao Zhenzi and handed it to him.
"It's a little hot, be careful."
The little boy glanced at Xiaozhenzi, who raised his eyebrows and turned away with a cold face. The little boy watched Xiaozhenzi leave before he dared to reach out to take the rabbit meat. He couldn't help drooling at the aroma of the barbecue. He was so hungry that he didn't care that the freshly grilled meat was very hot and started to eat it in big mouthfuls.
Yan Wu smiled and said, "Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry, there is a pot of braised rabbit meat over there."
The little boy ate the rabbit meat in his hand, his cautious big eyes always staring at Yan Shu's figure.
Here he only trusts this sister, maybe by following this sister he can survive.
Yan Shu came back, opened his bamboo tube with a smile and handed it to the little boy.
"Have a few sips of water."
"Thank you sister."
"What's your name?"
The little boy paused and said, "My name is Zuo Xiu."
Seeing that the child's emotions were gradually stabilizing and he was willing to communicate with her, Yan Shu continued to try to ask him questions.
"Where are you from? We are going to Beijing tomorrow morning. Do you have any relatives there?"
This place is closest to the capital, and the child may have run here from the capital. If he has relatives in the capital, he can be sent there safely.
When the word "Beijing" was mentioned, the little boy's face turned pale instantly. He kept shaking his head: "I don't want to go to Beijing, I don't want to go to Beijing..."
He threw the bamboo tube in his hand like a madman, stood up and ran into the dense forest. Yan Shu and Yan Wu hurriedly got up and chased after him.
Yan Wu was now able to use Qinggong skill with ease. He kicked back and flew several meters away to block the little boy's way.
"Boy, why are you running? Is there a monster in the capital?"
"Let me go, I want to leave, I don't want to go to the capital..."
Seeing that the little boy was getting agitated again, Yan Shu raised his hand and inserted a needle into an acupuncture point on the back of the boy's neck, and the child fainted instantly.
"Brother, this child is not in a good mood. It seems that he has been greatly mentally stimulated. Let him sleep first."
Yan Wu responded, picked up the little boy and walked towards the tent.